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 Page 2 <br /> <br />health as risk. With COVID 19 that now has changed, not only are the officers more at risk, but <br />also their families. <br /> <br />Several police departments have changed schedules and are scheduling officers to stay at home <br />for 20-40 hours per pay period. They are still available to be called back into work. Not sure if <br />I can support paying officers to stay at home and be paid. This has several concerns, one being <br />how we ensure that the officers are actually staying at home and not going out and possibly <br />getting exposed. Per North Memorial all of their paramedics thus far that have contracted <br />COVID 19 have done so while being at home or on their days off. This program would be <br />difficult to monitor and ensure that they are staying at home. Please consider a program similar <br />to several companies have implemented as well as the University of MN police department that <br />are giving employees increased pay during this time, I would like to propose an increase pay for <br />all full-time sworn officers and the Community Service Officer position of $100 -$150 per week <br />as COVID 19 pay. (University of MN gave a $2.00 per hour increase to police, first responders, <br />medical personnel, etc.). Having a flat rate would not have impact on overtime and would not <br />apply to those employees working from home. <br /> <br />I would recommend that this pay increase would be only during the time that we are under a <br />shelter in place order by the Governor that begun on March 28, 2020 through May 4, 2020. <br /> <br /> Cost for the $100 per week increase would be approximately $2700 per week <br /> <br /> This COVID 19 pay increase will be funded through the Police Capital Outlay Fund of the <br />police budget. <br /> <br />